FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Richie-67-485852 The premise is an excellent one. Mysterious children are about from different areas of the globe all with super-unknown power potential that just want to be left alone. While one would expect this to be a sequel to the Village of the Dammed it is not but in a way another point of view on the story-line. One reviewer commented that they didn't take the premise into enough detail or potential and I would agree. But they did give us some crumbs to digest. A scientist who is introduced to these kids is flabbergasted after seeing some type of proof of their extra-ordinariness and is dumbfounded only to come back later and state that these kids who are under-developed and still developing might be what man is like in the future. So, what do we do? Do we reason with them? Support them? Use them? Destroy them? The movie gives you much to munch on and that is why I gave it a ten. It fed and then triggered our imaginations to soar. Nicely acted out all parts with a steady tension and pace which helps to make it enjoyable while you are held captive from scene to scene. Good movie to snack with and have a tasty drink. Watch with someone else so you can chew some of the storyline and be fully satisfied with discussion potential. This idea had legs and should have been more developed

LeonLouisRicci It has the Same Theme as Village of the Damned (1961), a Surprise Hit, so the Inevitable Sequel Followed Three Years Later with Mixed Results. It is Widely Shouted that "THIS IS NOT A SEQUEL" from Various Quarters, Does it Really Matter That Much?The Children in This Film have the Same Super-Intelligence and Glowing Eyes that Paralyze and Can Read Minds, have a Hive Mind of Their Own, and can Manipulate Mere Humans with a Stare.This One is So Heavy with Social, Philosophical, Cold-War/Political, Scientific, and Biological Concerns it is No Surprise that it Never Fully Makes a Whole Lot of Sense and is a Bit Clunky Trying to Come to Terms with Such Deep Demands.But it is At Times Quite Chilling and After a Talky Slow Start the Second Half of the Movie Kicks Some Serious Butt. Once the Children Enter the Church All Hell Breaks Loose. There are a Number of Things Like a Dog Sparking a Horrific Revenge, a Solar Powered Hydrogen Gizmo Using Super-Sonic-Sound to Incapacitate, and the Killing of One of the Kids.Overall, the Movie Looks Great and is Claustrophobic with Confined Streets and Interiors with Sharp Angles and Low Key Lighting. The End May be Unsatisfying but it Sure is Unexpected Proving that Accidents Will Happen in the "Fog of War" and if Something Can Go Wrong, Something Will Go Wrong.

utgard14 The Village of the Damned was a real classic. So this in-name-only sequel has a lot to live up to and, not surprisingly, it fails. How does it fail? For starters, the children are no longer menacing like they were in the first film. This time they "just want to be understood" or whatever. This film is not a sinister, slightly subversive sci-fi horror film like the first. It's more of a drama with some touches of the original's plot elements to spice it up.Sequels that change gears do not necessarily have to suck. Look at Curse of the Cat People, a brilliant follow-up to Cat People but a completely different kind of film. Unfortunately there's nothing significantly interesting going on here to elevate it above the middle of the pack. It's watchable but not great. See it with extremely low expectations.

ShadeGrenade 'Village Of The Damned' ( 1960 ) ended with the Midwich children blown sky-high by a bomb in a briefcase. Four years later, 'Children Of The Damned' appeared. As John Wyndham had never written a follow-up novel, it was left to John Briley ( later to write 'Gandhi' ) to concoct an original work. Psychologists Colonel Tom Llewelyn ( Ian Hendry ) and Dr.David Neville ( Alan Badel ) are investigating the backgrounds of a group of children from different countries, all of whom possess incredibly high levels of intelligence. The mother ( Sheila Allen ) of one tells them she was a virgin when her son came into the world. When she bawls him out, he forces her to walk into the path of a lorry.The children escape from custody, taking refuge in a derelict church in London. Attempts to force them out meet with little success - the children use their powers on the adults each time. Finally, the army is brought in...Not as good as 'Village' but nevertheless a solid British sci-fi film. Strangely, the first film's events are not mentioned. The Midwich children had blonde hair, these are dark. Their eyes still turn white whenever they use their powers though. The Midwich kids were believed to be aliens - no-one in 'Children' considers this possibility. Instead they are said to be the next stage in human evolution. Not evil as such, they only kill when threatened. Exactly what they are doing on Earth is never revealed. Asked to explain themselves, one says enigmatically: "To be destroyed!". How did they manage to build a solar-powered machine that kills by amplifying the sound of the church organ? A difference of opinion arises between the Hendry and Badel characters. Llewelyn thinks the children should be allowed to live, Neville believes they pose a threat to Mankind and need to be destroyed. Once again Ron Goodwin's music is wonderful ( particularly effective is his use of an electric organ whenever the children use their powers ). The director, Anton M.Leader, later worked on American shows such as 'Get Smart!' and 'Lost In Space'. He does a good job overall, building suspense to a shattering climax as the army accidentally destroy the church ( and killing the kids in the process ). No further films in the series appeared. Some mistakenly regard Joseph Losey's 'These Are The Damned'( 1963 ) as part of it, but apart from the idea of deadly children ( radioactive, not super-intelligent ) they have nothing in common.